2. Last year I took Honors English 2 with Mr. Luizzi. My final grade was a 94. I feel that this grade does reflect what I have done throughout the year. If effort were part of it, I would expect that the grade be higher because I worked really hard. Many parts of English are subjective therefore it’s basically what the teacher thinks the grade should be, There’s no way I can change an opinion if it’s already made. I will take what I deserve.
3. I always expect to get a 100. Whether I do get a 100 is another story. I know that’s reaching high, but why not hope and reach and expect the highest. If it can happen, go for it. I will work hard like I always have or always tried. I always do homework, tests are usually not a problem for me, but essays are somewhat subjective. My parents believe in practice practice practice, and being at this stage of my life, that’s what I will be doing.
4. I believe that honors students generally care more about things such as school or just life in general. Honors students work harder, try harder, and are better at memorizing. Yes, better at memorizing. We can regurgitate facts that have been stuffed down our throats, we can also apply what we’ve learned to other aspects of other areas of study. I have no idea what the difference between and honors class and a college prep class and a basic class and a general class and an AP class. I have only started taking AP classes this year, and I’ve never taken anything else but honors. I would assume the class is easier, they work at a slower pace and the teachers treat the students as inferior instead of as equals, which I have seen in my honors classes. I hate saying I’m taking honors classes or that I’m taking AP classes. This year I’m also taking AP Biology. Yesterday someone asked me where I was going next period. I replied, “Bio.” They looked at me and said with a negative tone, “You’re taking Bio this year?” I just replied with a concise honest response, “Yes.”
5. I can expect to excel in reading. Reading itself is not difficult, and I would hope everybody agrees with me there. I expect the writing to be difficult. Sometimes my creativity doesn’t flow because I am a very objective person. I sit in front of the computer and I have no idea what to write about. Even if I knew what I wanted to write about, I can’t find the right words to express it. I’m always afraid of cliches and I’m afraid of boring to reader. It’s not that my vocabulary is terrible, after studying for the SATs for endless hours I would hope that my vocabulary is at least adequate. The only way I can overcome these difficulties is if I practice more writing. Believe it or not I actually wrote this summer, but to my mom’s command. And to my own surprise I enjoyed it.
6. I don’t know what is my greatest strength as a student. It could be that I’m good at spitting back facts. It could be that I’m a good test taker. It could be the persistence and the pressure from my parents, which I thank them for. It could be that fact that I like to learn. I find many things fascinating and I just want to know. My greatest strength as a person I think would be my friendliness and my openness and my ability to make friends. I feel as if I’m approachable and not the least bit intimidating. When I walk down the halls I have a smile on my face, and if someone approaches me, I will never turn them down. On the first day of school, I made a friend in a class of people I didn’t know. It was someone that happened to be new in the school and I know how it feels to be new somewhere. All you want is someone that even pretends to care.
7. I don’t have a job at the moment but I’m expecting to get one this year. I want to get a lab assistant’s job at the Danbury hospital. I don’t play any sports because it is the one area where I lack skill. When I say lack I mean I have none at all. I’ve always regretted not playing a sport when I was younger. I will always regret that fact that I can’t play any sports. At this point in high school it is too late. Maybe later in life I’ll find a sport I can excel in. Ever since 6th grade I have been part of the Math team in the 3 schools I’ve attended, Alliance Middle School in Ohio, Newtown Middle School, and Newtown High School. We have practice once a week on Wednesday but sometimes Tuesdays too. We also have a meet the first Wednesday of every month. And from those we usually get back around 7:00. I consider this as my sport.
8. Managing time has never really been a problem for me. I start my homework asap, either when I get home or a free moment at school during a study hall. I have never been a procrastinator because when I have homework to complete, I feel like there’s a big rain cloud over me. When I finish I can go onto other things, otherwise this cloud doesn’t leave and I can’t do anything else.
9. This summer I’ve read The Evening News by Arthur Hailey, Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, and I am halfway through with Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence. I absolutely enjoy reading, there’s no doubt in my mind it’s something that’s not a burden to me. I enjoy reading any kind of story, but biographies and other non-fiction works tend to bore me.
10. There were two significant events of my summer. One, I went to camp. This camp is called CTY and is administered by Johns Hopkins University. There are many sites throughout the US, and the site I went to this year was Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Last year I went to Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. This camp is my haven, my home away from home. I love the people I meet there and I will forever cherish the memories I have of these two years. Most people can’t understand why I would go to a camp to take a class, but I guess that’s why they are different from me, and that’s why I consider my camp friends better than my friends at home. The first year I took neuroscience and this year I took chemistry. The second significant event this summer was my trip to China. I absolutely enjoyed every second of my trip. I saw all my family and friends, and I could not have asked for a better time.
11. One of my passions is music. There is never a moment in my house when the radio is not on or when the TV is not turned onto MTV. The only music I can’t listen to is country, which makes my sick. I also like classical music because I play the piano. Regardless of what my parents think, I do actually enjoy playing it. I love playing it, but I have practicing. I know that doesn’t make sense but it’s the truth. My other passion is science. I love biology and chemistry, and yes, I know it’s not everyday you hear a student say “Ohmigod, I love BIO!” Math is my best subject but I like the sciences better.
12. For the longest time, almost forever, I have wanted to be a doctor when I grow up. But this past year my opinion has changed. I decided that I liked the science better than actually seeing patients. So I decided I’m going to be a biomedical engineer. It has the biology, it has the medicine, it has the chemistry, it has the physics, and it also has the latest technology which I’m fascinated in. I’ve also wanted to go to Harvard for the longest time. But because of this new interest, I now want to go to Johns Hopkins University. I’ve looked at their extensive course of study on the subject and I’m pretty sure this is where I want to go. I can’t imagine anyone that could have written more than I have, but it seems that I love to talk about myself.